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ThepubliccannotdecidewhetherornotChoudhury’sdreamwillcometrue.Butheisrightaboutonething：

yogahasbecomepopularwithyoungandoldpeopleallovertheworld.IntheUSalone,15millionpeoplepractiseyoga.Everyoneisatit，includingMadonnaandRickyMartin.

YogastartedinIndiamorethan5,000yearsago.Thenamemeans“tojointogether”．Thatistobringthebodyandmindtogetherintoonepleasingexperience.Thewholesystemofyogaisbuiltonthreethings：

exercise，breathingandmeditation（沉思）．

Theyogathatweknowtodayismostlyphysicalyoga.It’sseenasatypeofexercise，butisdifferentfromsportslikefootballorrunning.Whenwedoyoga，wemoveourbodyintopositionsthatstretchthemusclesandjoints，makingthemstronger.

Oneofthebestthingsaboutyogaisthefactthateveryonecandoit.Towomen，itmeansaflatstomach，moreshapelylegsandagracefulbody.Tomen，itisawayofbecomingstrongerandmoreathletic.

Therearealsospeciallydesignedyogaclassesforpregnantwomenorchildrensufferingfrommentaldisabilities，suchasautism（孤独症）．Asforteenagers，meditationandsimplebreathingexercisescanhelpthemlearntocalmdown，relaxandconcentratebetter.Butteenagersunder16arenotsupposedtodothebodyexercisesasitcouldhaveabadeffectontheirnaturalgrowth.

1．Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?

A．Somethingsportsmenshouldnotdoinpractisingyoga.

B．Basicskillsthatarerequiredinperformingyoga.

C．TheperformanceofthesportsmenattheFirstWorldYogaChampionships.

D．Theuniquesettingwhereyogaisperformed.

2．WhatisChoudhury’sdreaminthepassage?

A．TurningyogaintoaproperOlympicevent.

B．MakingallAmericanspractiseyoga.

CWinningtheFirstWorldYogaChampionships.

D．Gettingthepublicsupportforpromotingyoga.

3．WhydoestheauthormentionMadonnaandRickyMartininthefourthparagraph?

A．Tocomparethedifferencesbetweentheyoungandtheold.

B．TodescribetheextensivepopularityofyogaintheUS.

C．Toemphasizetheimportanceofpractisingyoga.

D．ToexplainthestronginfluenceofpublicfiguresintheUS.

4．WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutyoga?

A．Itisatypeofexercisewhichbenefitsthebodyandmind.

B．Itmakesmusclesandjointsstrongerbystretching.

C．Itcontainsexercise，breathingandmeditation.

D．Itissimilartothesportslikefootballorrunning.

5．Accordingtothepassage，whodoesnotneedtopayspecialattentioninpractisingyoga?

A．Womentobemothers.　　B．Teenagersunder16.

C．Adultmen.　　D．Childrenwithautism.

B

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'

shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee-—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto"

thehardtimes."

MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:

almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!

Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!

Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.

56.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?

A.Fromherrelatives.B.Fromhermother.

C.Frombooksandpictures.D.Fromradioprograms.

57.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt_______.

A.confusedB.excited

C.worriedDamazed

58.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor_________.

A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfuture

C.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather

59.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A.Sheworkedasatranslator.

B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.

C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.

DShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.

60.Theauthorbelievesthat______.

A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroubles

B.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatient

C.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthings

D.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying

C

TheCaveCrawlerminingrobot

Whydohumanbeingsstillrisktheirlivesundergroundanddoingoneofthedirtiestandmostdangerousjobsintheworld?

It’sanincreasinglyurgentquestion,giventherecenthigh-profile（引人注目的）miningaccidentsinSago,W.Va.,andHuntington,Utah.Asmallgroupofengineersandroboticsexpertsenvision（展望）adayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenrobotsandothertechnologydomostofthedangerousminingwork..

OneofthefirstminingrobotswasdevelopedfiveyearsagoatCarnegie-MellonUniversity’sRoboticsInstitute.ItwascalledGroundhoganditlookedlikeagolfcart.Itusedlasersto“see”indarktunnelsandmapabandonedmines—someofthemostdangerousworkinthebusiness.

ThelatestprototypeiscalledCaveCrawler.It’sabitsmallerthanGroundhog,andevenmoreadvanced.Itcantakephotosandvideoandhassensorsmountedthatcandetectthepresenceofdangerousgases.Incredibly,therobothasarealsenseoflogic.Ifitcomesacrossanobstacleitgetsmomentarilyconfused,ithastothinkthroughtheprocessandwheretogonext,andsometimesitthrowsafitjustlikearealperson.

Thebiggestobstacle,though,iscost.Theoriginalresearchprojectwasfederallyfunded,butthatmoneyhasdriedup,andit’snotclearwherefuturefundingwillcomefrom.Partlyforthatreason,andpartlybecauseofadvancesinsafety,miningisnotnearlyasdangerousasitwasinthepast.Since1990,fatalitieshavedeclinedby67percent,andinjuriesby51percent,accordingtotheNationalMiningAssociation.

Someexpertspredictthatrobotsinmineswillservemuchofthesamefunctionthattheydointheautomotiveindustry.Therobotsdothemostrepetitiveanddangerousjobs,butdon’teliminatetheneedforhumanworkers.

5.ThelatestrobotismoreadvancedthanGroundhogmainlybecause.

A.itcanmapabandonedmines

B.therobothasarealsenseoflogic

C.itcanseeinthedarktunnel

D.it’sabitsmallerthanGroundhog

6.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.theminerobotswillhaveaverybrightfuture

B.robotsinmineswillservemuchintheautomotiveindustry

C.therewillbenoneedforhumanworkersinmines

D.robotsinmineshavealongwaytogo

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.High-profileminingaccidentsinAmerica.

B.Thedevelopmentofrobot.

C.Couldrobotsreplacehumansinmines?

D.CaveCrawler,thelatestrobot.

D

（2014·

山东省实验中学一模）

Depression（抑郁症）isaseriousproblemtoday.Depressioncausesworkerstobeunproductive，causingcompaniesandcountriestolosebillionsofdollars.Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread，costlyanddeadly”．Depressionhitsonepersoninfivearoundtheworld.

Althoughpeoplehavebelieveddepressiontobeaproblemamongtherichandeducated，studiesshowthatdepressionisaproblemamongeveryone.Overanysix-monthperiod，betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld’spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression.Suicideratesamongpeoplesufferingfromthediseaseinitsextreme，orclinicalformwere80percenthigherthaninthepopulationatlarge，andsuffererswerefourtimesmorelikelytohaveheartattacks.Peoplewhosufferfromdepressionoftenhaveproblemssleeping，gettingupontime，anddoingworkproductively.

Depression，whichresearchersagreehasitsorigininthegenes，bringslossofconfidenceandabilitytoconcentrate—makingitimpossibleforemployeesandmanagerstoworkefficiently.

DepressionismademoreseriousinChinabyChinese’sinabilitytofaceit.Manypeoplebelievethatdepressedpeopleareeitherweakorlazy.Besides，thereisnogoodtreatment，withfewspecialistsavailable.“MostpatientsinChinajustdon’tgethelp，”